Moroccan Expat Alleges Fraud as Lawyer Fails to Pay Court-Ordered Alimony in Tiznit

The verdict was handed down in February 2019. For the family court judge, the Moroccan expatriate owes his ex-wife the sum of 41,692 dirhams, representing the accumulated alimony since July 10, 2014. To this are added lawyer’s fees estimated at 7,100 dirhams.

To avoid exceeding the legal deadline of 30 days, Ibn Jabal Ait Khams made a transfer via Western Union in the name of his lawyer. However, reports the site Agadir24, the latter failed to deliver the sum to the court’s cashier, resulting in late payment penalties of 700 dirhams per month.

Since November 7, 2008, Article 57 of Law 28-08 has made it mandatory to deposit victims’ compensation with deposit and consignment funds under the control of bar associations.

The Moroccan expatriate filed a complaint for breach of trust with the Attorney General at the Court of First Instance and the Bar Association of the city of Agadir. To date, it has remained without follow-up, the same source continues.